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  1. Word Count

     Faith in the Headlights
    Wed Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    Rosanne Cash has been writing songs for over three decades, most recently releasing the critically acclaimed album Black Cadillac in 2006. But she doesn't limit herself just to music. "My liveliest cottage industry now is writing for magazines," she says. And besides contributing essays to The New York Times, New York Magazine, Martha Stewart Living and other publications, Rosanne has also written a book of short stories and a children's book. We here at the Visual Thesaurus were thrilled to have a fascinating conversation with Rosanne about her work:

  2. Lesson Plans

     Words That Sell
    Mon Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    In this lesson, students are asked to evaluate particular brand names that were developed from words in the English language. Students are then asked to develop their own original brand names to sell products that they feel have been poorly named.

  3. Dog Eared

     Reading & Writing Books for Teachers
    Mon Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    Mary Lee and Frankie, who write the blog A Year of Reading, are elementary school teachers with three books between them: Reconsidering Read-Aloud , Beyond Leveled Books and Still Learning to Read. Last week they recommended books for students. This week they graciously pass along this list of reading and writing books for educators:

    Strategies That Work by Stephanie Harvey

    Growing Readers by Kathy Collins

    Comprehension Through Conversation by Maria Nichols

    Reading With Meaning by Debbie Miller

    Boy Writers by Ralph Fletcher

    The Revision Toolbox by Georgia Heard

    Study Driven by Katie Wood Ray

  4. Word Count

     Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzles!
    Sat Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    Today the Visual Thesaurus launches an exciting new feature for you, our fine subscribers: Our very own -- original -- Visual Thesaurus crossword puzzles! And not just any puzzles, but crosswords conjured up by Brendan Quigley, a veteran puzzlemaster who contributes regularly to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Onion. We're very excited to have Brendan create custom puzzles for the Visual Thesaurus community. How does he do it? In our conversation below, Brendan cracks the mystery. Well, sort of...

  5. Contest

     Today's Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle... And Contest!
    Sat Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    Now, you may have noticed the word "contest" in the headline. What's the contest? We challenge you to figure out the theme of today's crossword. (Hint: It's a Visual Thesaurus puzzle -- so, um, the Visual Thesaurus just might help!) We'll send the first ten winners our exclusive -- and very cool -- Visual Thesaurus t-shirt! Once you know the theme, let us know by clicking here. Deadline is May 1, 2007. Okay, start your mental engines...

  6. Blog Excerpts

     "Why Businesspeople Speak Like Idiots"
    Sat Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    "If you think you smell something at work, there's probably good reason," the folks behind Bullfighter software say. "Bull has become the official language of business. Every day, we get bombarded by an endless stream of filtered, jargon-filled corporate speak, all of which makes it harder to get heard, harder to be authentic, and definitely harder to have fun. But it doesn't have to be that way." How can you fight this? Download free software here, and Bullfighter will help you rid the you-know-what from your writing forever.

  7. Blog Du Jour

     Elementary Education Blogs
    Wed Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    When we came across a terrific blog written by a pair of elementary school teachers named Mary Lee and Franki, we emailed them about it, and asked them to suggest others, too. Here's Mary Lee's gracious reply:

    "Our blog, A Year of Reading, is an elementary education blog (we're both teachers) that focuses on children's literature and how we use books in our classrooms. We also keep our eye out for blogs that are more like us. Here are a couple: Educating Alice is written by a teacher and is an elementary education blog that focuses (but not exclusively) on children's literature. Mentor Texts is also written by a teacher and is an elementary education blog that focuses on children's literature in the writing workshop."

    Thanks, Mary Lee!

  8. Teachers at Work

     Federally-funded Study: The VT in Action in the Classroom
    Wed Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    Teachers from across the country write us about how the Visual Thesaurus helps their students increase reading comprehension. Now a federally-funded study is taking a closer look at the connection between the Visual Thesaurus and reading. Developed by researchers at the prestigious Education Development Center, Inc. in Boston, the study is following eighth grade students with learning disabilities who've been introduced to the Visual Thesaurus. The lead investigator, EDC Senior Director Dr. Judith Zorfass, emailed us recently about her observations:

  9. Candlepower

     Why Blog?
    Mon Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    Say you're a journalist or a copywriter. Or you write novels or screenplays. Or you're an expert in your field who's working on a book. You've got deadlines to meet and bills to pay. So why would you add to your to-do list a blog -- an online journal no one pays you to write? For some very good reasons.

  10. Dog Eared

     Read Alouds
    Mon Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    Mary Lee and Frankie, elementary school teachers who write the blog A Year of Reading, are also the authors of three books between them: Reconsidering Read-Aloud , Beyond Leveled Books and Still Learning to Read. They graciously recommended these books for "read alouds" with elementary schoolers:

    Scaredy Squirrel and Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend by Melanie Watt ("fun picture books even for 5th graders")

    An Egg Is Quiet and A Seed Is Sleepy by Dianna Aston ("gorgeous literary/poetic science books")

    The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo ("great story, fabulous conversation-starter")

    Gossamer by Lois Lowry ("another great story and conversation-starter")

    Blood on the River: James Town 1607 by Elisa Lynn Carbone ("historical fiction with primary source material included")

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